The Hogsback Times

Editor's Letter — August 2026

August Editors Letter


HAPPY SPRING DAY HOGSBACK!!

What a surprisingly busy August. Usually the wind is the hardest worker during a Hogsback August.

This month brought us some real snow, a woman’s day launch of Oom Hogsback/Emergency group triage, Hogsback Pulse and two RE-openings with launch 2.0 of The Hog & Dragron as well as Mud & Moss Montessori.

There was also a lot more action on the emergency group, thankfully not as bad as we know it could have been; but still... Rodger rescued Rory B from a needly doom, Jimmy nearly burnt his house down, then Jason tested his fairy wings, needless to say; they proved defective and he ended up with stitches, bruises, a limp and aches and pains that have - hopefully - subsided by now. And then our dogs decided to see who wants to play hide-and-seek at 1am; crash-boom-bang near Binfield and a week after the first doggo got a bling collar, Molly decide she wants to play too. A Mullins motor reminded us that spontaneous combustion is a real thing, Ryan played cowboys and crooks against his own team and to end off August, a guests decided to lie down and 'touch grass'... when in Rome... you know.


Stop feeling guilty for giggling, we have to laugh, smile at least. If we can't...we might find ourselves in the same place that lost socks and Larry's go... I hear you! lost socks are no joking matter...

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In this edition: August 2026

News & Feedback — 30 August 2026

HOGSBACK LOCAL DISCOVERS GOLD!

Forget the fairies, say no more about snow. Hogsback may have been sitting on a gold mine all along. Just when we thought Hogsback had run out of ways to…

News & Feedback — 30 August 2026

Hogsback’s Happening

Tiny Humans, Big Support A huge thank you to the Hogsback community for turning out in numbers for the Mud and Moss Montessori Pre-School opening. The support for our little…

SatireHogsback Whines — 30 August 2026

SUGGESTIVE SPLUMA

RMM SOLVES LEGALITY: ‘If You Ignore SPLUMA Hard Enough, It Ceases to Exist’ In a historic breakthrough for municipal administration, Raymond Mhlaba Municipality has unveiled a revolutionary legal framework for…

From the Forest Floor — 30 August 2026

From the Forest Floor

Lately I’ve noticed many people bring up the term “forest bathing” again… Now while no one will judge you if your thoughts went straight to a certain magical cliff bath…

Echoes & Legends — 30 August 2026

Echoes and Legends – The Last Seed

The Last Seed My second-oldest son’s favourite book at the moment is The Lorax by Dr Seuss. It’s a story about the Truffula Tree, how it is destroyed by greedy…

Echoes & Legends — 30 August 2026

Echoes and Legends

Honorary Local…ZukoThe Courier Who Became Part of Hogsback Ask around Hogsback about the local courier driver and chances are you will get a smile, a nod of recognition, or a…

In the Air — 30 August 2026

In the Air: Cape Parrot Project

Finding the Forest’s Last Parrots: Exploration and the Cape Parrot Project Before the Wild Bird Trust could conserve the Cape Parrot, it had to find it. That is easy to…

In the Air — 30 August 2026

Hogsback Horror-Scopes

AUGUST … The Snow Has Happened. Now What? ARIES – July proved you right about the snow, and you’ve been insufferable ever since. August brings the sudden realisation that one…

Mammal Memoirs — 30 August 2026

Mammal Memoirs

Every Hogsback animal deserves care. It all started with Wayne Kent… It was said that Hogsback’s animals understood Wayne best.  This is a testament to the man he was.  Upon…

From the Mountain Tops — 30 August 2026

From the Mountain Tops

As I sit in a cabin behind Mnyameni peak aka Hog 3, watching the fireflies dance on the hillside in the dark Misty night (the same cabin where Tom my…

Vents, Voices & Vision — 30 August 2026

The Mountain is Hard Enough

The Mountain Is Hard Enough…a call for Compassion We know how to come together when someone’s life is at stake. When there is a fire, a medical emergency or someone…

SatireHogsback Whines — 30 August 2026

HOGWATCH; Neighbour helping PAYING neighbours only.

HOGSBACK’S LATEST ADMINISTRATIVE MARVEL: MONETIZING THE CONSTITUTION In a masterclass of free-market innovation, Hogsback Community Policing Forum (CPF) Chairperson Mark Andersen has successfully resolved the age-old dilemma of public service…

On the Ground, Vents, Voices & Vision — 30 August 2026

Silent Predators: The Snare Crisis in Hogsback

Local Outrage Grows These predators are silent, they lie in wait…these predators are violent, they don’t discriminate.Made from fencing wire, brake cables or nylon cord…to a fixed object, these murderous…

Vents, Voices & Vision — 31 August 2026

Service isn’t Serving

Welcome to Hogsback, please lower your expectations. Hogsback hospitality is now becoming a little like snow and fairies: equally elusive and very, very rare. With one rather important difference…No matter…

Gossip & Drama — 31 August 2026

Gossip, Drama en Dinge

Snippets… Quick Quotes. “Criticism is easy… Contribution is rare” “We are more that just the sum of our parts…”(That goes for us as a community, not just as individuals.) Vex…

Closing Time — 1 September 2026

Closing Time..

And just like that, August starts it’s walk into the archives. As we step into September, may your days grow a little lighter, your tea stay a little warmer, and…